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Rectal puncture complicating caudal blockade in a child with severe rectal distension |
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| Authors: | Vivian Sathianathan Nadine Dobby |
| Affiliation: | 1. Magill Department of Anaesthesia, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK;2. Department of Anaesthesia, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK |
| Abstract: | We describe a case of unrecognized rectal puncture following unsuccessful caudal blockade in a patient later found to have marked rectal distension on MRI. This may have contributed to the rectal injury. |
| Keywords: | anesthesia caudal intraoperative complications iatrogenic disease pediatrics constipation magnetic resonance imaging |